by Marissa Bracke |
Q. Is there a difference between “having a lot of work” and “building a business”? Oh, YES. You can have plenty of work and never actually build a business. In fact, if you’re chronically on the edge of burnout or frazzled, or if you feel like...
by Marissa Bracke |
Structure is not the enemy of Creative Flow. Nor is Creative Flow enemy of Structure. In fact, creativity and structure thrive together, even give rise to one another. Creativity and Structure are like a river and its banks. Without the structure, the water would be...
by Marissa Bracke |
Popular advice tells you to “organize your business in whatever way works for your brain.” That advice is popular because it's easy, not because it's good. Organizing your business in a way that makes sense to you works fine unless and until any other...
by Marissa Bracke |
What do I say? I've been answering that question for almost twenty years now. It's universal. The question, “What do I say?” comes up over and over again in those difficult, awkward, and “sticky” situations. And over the years, I've...
by Marissa Bracke |
“Making money” is hyped as some special skill. It's not. Absolutely anyone can make money. Like the guy who spends $1,000 gambling, wins $2.50 and declares himself a big winner. He made money. Or the woman who spends $25,000 on ads and sponsorships and...
by Marissa Bracke |
It's one thing to develop an internal fire for a particular mission… a dedication to offering a solution to particular group of people, an enthusiasm for bridging the gap between where the people you serve are and where they want or need to be. It's another thing...
